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Spencer Cox Obituary

NEW YORK (AP) — AIDS activist Spencer Cox, who helped form an organization to boost treatment research and recently appeared in a documentary about an AIDS coalition, has died.

Cox, who was 44, died Tuesday at Allen Hospital in Manhattan of AIDS-related causes, according to his brother, Nick Cox.

Journalist and director David France said Spencer Cox can be seen in a documentary released this year about the activist group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power called "How to Survive a Plague."

Cox joined the ACT UP group, known for its demonstrations and sit-ins and aggressive tactics seeking more resources for AIDS treatment and prevention, in 1989. He and other ACT UP members formed the Treatment Action Group, known as TAG, to focus on accelerating treatment research, in 1992.

France said Friday that Cox was "fiercely intelligent from the time he was a teenager."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The New York Times that Cox was always "very meticulous about getting good data rather than just screaming for getting something approved."

"It's a great loss," Fauci said. "He was part of a historic group of people."

A memorial will be held for Cox, who is survived by his brother and his mother, on Jan. 20 in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — AIDS activist Spencer Cox, who helped form an organization to boost treatment research and recently appeared in a documentary about an AIDS coalition, has died.

Cox, who was 44, died Tuesday at Allen Hospital in Manhattan of AIDS-related causes, according to his brother, Nick Cox.

Journalist and director David France said Spencer Cox can be seen in a documentary released this year about the activist group AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power called "How to Survive a Plague."

Cox joined the ACT UP group, known for its demonstrations and sit-ins and aggressive tactics seeking more resources for AIDS treatment and prevention, in 1989. He and other ACT UP members formed the Treatment Action Group, known as TAG, to focus on accelerating treatment research, in 1992.

France said Friday that Cox was "fiercely intelligent from the time he was a teenager."

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The New York Times that Cox was always "very meticulous about getting good data rather than just screaming for getting something approved."

"It's a great loss," Fauci said. "He was part of a historic group of people."

A memorial will be held for Cox, who is survived by his brother and his mother, on Jan. 20 in New York.

Guest Book Highlights

"Although we have never met, your reputation and caring for those who struggle with HIV/AIDS is remembered; your legacy is our future."- Garry Allan Breul (Bradenton, FL)

"I miss you, sweetie."- Celeste

"Spencer is my cousin, lost touch over the years. I've looked for him but never got anything until today. I wish I had known the man he had become, everything I have read today has made me proud of the man he became. Our dads were brothers. Beverly..."- Susan Perry (Savannah, GA)

"Spencer was a kind man, who also had great intellect and unending dedication to the causes he served. I hope his family, dear friends find comfort in the knowledge that he was so loved and respected. David"- David Mager (J.H. New York, NY)

"I've known you for awhile u always bought a smile to every one face and the things u did to help every one u are and always will be my big bro thru it all u was there fly wit the angels u will always live thru me I keep ur legacy alive untill we..."- jeff pultz smith (new york, NY)